# Accident 20170706010569A: Morrisey 2150A, Honesdale, PA, July 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2017, 16:50 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917JL-2018-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrisey 2150A (registry code 5940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORRISEY 2150A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170706010569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 18 AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND DESCENDED INTO A WOODED AREA.PRIOR TO THAT TAKE OFF THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF AND WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. HE THEN TAXIED BACK AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. THE LEFT TURN AFTER TAKE OFF WAS CAPTURED ON AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA232), Jul 6, 2017: Morrisey 2150A (N917JL), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of two psychoactive substances, which led to his impaired decision to attempt to takeoff after…

## Other reports on N917JL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751103034749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751103034749A), Nov 3, 1975: Morisy 2150AVARGA (N917JL), Carrboro, NC, Substantial damage. Aprx 1 quart water drained fm r fuel tank. Fuel selector on both.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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